Hi all
Its my first time posting on here as im a new member , i have a avon 10ft rib , i have a british seagull 3.5 hp outboard but i would like to up grade . What do you think the biggest and best outboard for my rib would be ??
cheers dan

Hi all
Its my first time posting on here as im a new member , i have a avon 10ft rib , i have a british seagull 3.5 hp outboard but i would like to up grade . What do you think the biggest and best outboard for my rib would be ??
cheers dan

Hi ya Dan,are you sure it is a RIB?,only sound's a little short ,no expert tho ,just did nt know they made them that size,defo wanna up grade your outboard,what weight are you aloud? spec will be on the transom inside? a nice 15 to 20hp be nice,had a loan of a 4 stroke 15hp on my 4m sib and wow did she go.

Welcome to Ribnet, whether you have a SIB or a RIB youíll find plenty of useful info on here.

A RIB is a Fibreglass, Aluminium or Carbon etc solid hull with a set of inflatable tubes around the edge.

A SIB is an inflatable boat with a soft floor normally covered with a removeable deck made from Wood, Aluminium or an inflatable ĎAirdeckí.
Or in other words, a SIB can be fully deflated and rolled up for transport and storage if you wish, where as a RIB cannot.

Hope that makes sense.

Oh, and there are loads of SIBs advertised as RIBs on ebay etc.

Nasher.

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This is no more than an observational thought, but at 10 foot, is the entire "back" of the boat wooden, with two cones poking out where the toobs stop, or does the inflatable tube go right round the boat and the engine clamps onto a small wooden bracket held onto the toobs by a bit of bent metal tube in 4 ruber mounts?

This is important - if it's 10' long I think you may have a Redcrest, which will only take something like 3Hp - hanging a 15 on one of them if you are lucky it will stay afloat long enough to pull the starter cord - more likely rip the entire bracket off just by the weight of the engine!

Whatever it is, you've still found the best place to talk about it though!